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German Open 2008: Day 2 (27/02)

Many matches involving Team INA.
One result: Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda get a free ride to R16 after Joanne Nicholas/Natalie Munt withdraw. They are expected to meet the third-seed Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia tomorrow.

12:25pm Pablo Abian vs Andreas Adityawarman -- the INA player has a chance to win, but, the Spaniard is ranked higher

12:45pm Taufik Akbar Hidayat vs John Moody -- likewise for this Taufik. He can surprise us.

1:10pm Endra Kurniawan vs Nabil Lasmari -- ditto.

Women's Doubles
1:55pm Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom -- a tricky match, given that the Swedes gave Vita/Butet a hard time in the Korea Open. Still, Jo/Grace are expected to clear their first hurdle.

2:15pm Yulianti/Nathalia Poluakan vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti [8] -- it will be a disappointment if Rani/Endang fail to reach the quarter-final here.

Men's Doubles3:25pm Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1] vs Tantowi Ahmad/Mohd Rijal -- the INA pair should just enjoy the experience playing against a top pair.

3:45pm Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya vs Johannes Scoettler/Tim Dettmann -- the Djarum pair is expected to continue their good form and progress further here.

4:10pm Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda [4] vs Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki -- nothing much can be expected here since I heard that the Djarum pair might be suffering from another injury .

4:55pm Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [6] -- likewise, it will be a miracle if Bona/Ahsan were to progress here.

Women's Singles
6:25pm Wang Yihan vs Fransisca Ratnasari -- Nana has done well in qualifying for the main draw, adding some valuable ranking pts in the process. But, she is not expected to beat the Chinese player.